Request submitted for General Mladić to be released for treatment in Serbia
The defense team and family of General Ratko Mladić, who is serving a life sentence in The Hague imposed by the Hague Tribunal for crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1990s, yesterday submitted a request to the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Courts in The Hague for the temporary release of the former commander of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) due to his poor health condition.
TL;DR
- Mladić's defense and family submitted a request for his temporary release from The Hague due to poor health.
- The request includes reports from Serbian and Dutch doctors and guarantees from Serbia.
- Serbian officials, including the Prime Minister, are appealing for Mladić's release on humanitarian grounds.
- The Minister of Justice will present Mladić's case at a UN Security Council session.
- Previous requests for Mladić's temporary release have been denied.
- The Mechanism stated it will make a decision based on specific circumstances and the legal framework, while protecting medical privacy.